Feels like a long time since I've updated anything. My other story should be updated in the upcoming days. As always, please review duckies.
Having a boyfriend really is like having a kid, in retrospect. You go through a lot of effort to give him everything he wants, he sleeps in your bed with you, you coo in a goofy voice at him, and just like with bad kids, you constantly have to make sure he isn't… touching something shouldn't. The guys were all nice boys growing up, even Buford the bully. Phineas was a good kid. He would never swear or yell or, at least not intentionally, break the rules. Baljeet was an extremely good kid. He wouldn't do anything without permission, he got the best grades, and he even put restrictions on himself so his parents never had to. So, why exactly was this fight happening again? They were good kids, but maybe, bad boyfriends?
"You SON-OF-A-BITCH! Yeah! I know! So, you were jealous of him, weren't you?" Ginger let out a stream of Japanese swear words so fast it sounded like we were watching an anime.
"We shouldn't be here." Gretchen said nervously, rocking back and forth on her feet.
"Hey, it's her turn to host. We aren't even early." Adyson said casually. "Not our fault we can hear her screaming through the door."
"Everything he said was right! Why am I not good enough, Baljeet? Why am I never fucking good enough? SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"
Ohh, I felt sick. Why did I feel like in some way this was my fault? I was the one who put the stupid idea that Phineas needed a girlfriend in his head. He was fine before. Now he was upset, Baljeet was upset, and Ginger was upset. As for Mishti…
Mishti, as I've established is a cool girl. We all like her. She's a lot like me actually. She loves pink and girly things, but also sports and doesn't mind getting rough. Plus, she's a lot more mellow. I have to say, I'm a little… high maintenance. Mishti is the most relaxed girl around. Of course, in this situation, I don't know if that was helping anyone but Mishti. She strolled out of Phineas' room like nothing had happened and just kept hanging out with us as chirpy as normal. I have to say, Mishti must have had a lot of one-night-stands. Which is why she probably wasn't the best girl for Phineas to hook up with. While Phineas badly, BADLY, needed to get laid… he also needed to talk it out with the girl too, and Mishti was too relaxed to notice. Ha, what if she thought he was used to one-night-stands too?
If say, Ferb and I had gotten together via one-night-stand, and had never liked Phineas and Vanessa, we might still be in the place we are now. Ok, I might be biased, but Ferb would feel a little guilty about "taking advantage of me" and want to take me out (plus, I would know he's crazy hot in bed!), and we're both die-hard romantics, so we would end up thinking it's fate and see where it goes. It's just our personalities.
The sad thing is, now that they've hooked up, I can't help but want Phineas and Mishti to get together. Grr, I know it's caused a lot of trouble, but she's so what he needs! She was such a sweetheart and so much like him, yet more mature and calm and you know, grounded… while he's still that goofy kid with an excitable personality and innocence. Plus, it seems like she's just as much of a genius as he is. And… oh my god, she got him into bed with her! Like… what the FUCK? Yeah, there's a reason why Baljeet's eyes popped when we were only in like elementary school. I think Mishti's figure is probably better than Vanessa's. Yeah, I said it! I know there are no take backs, but I said it!
The door opened and we all felt upset. Ginger was near tears, but she let us in anyway.
"Ginger, are you ok?" Gretchen asked.
It was like a dam broke and tears started pouring from Ginger's eyes. We rushed to comfort her, and all sat on the couch, which unfortunately, was not as comfortable as mine. Ginger was a ditz, but she was also the rock. She was one we came to for relationship advice. This was terrible. Last year, the positions had been reversed, and I was the sobbing one. That might have felt awful, but I didn't want Ginger to go through it. I would take it up for her if I could.
"We broke up!" She sobbed.
"No!" We all exclaimed. Not Balinger!
"I dumped him. He was so angry and upset about Phineas and Mishti, and you know why? He was jealous! He told me for years he had no interest in being with her! Years! If that's all it takes, maybe I should've gone and slept with one of the guys back in high school to get him or something!" Ginger cried and cried.
"Ginger, Ginger!" I hugged her. "She doesn't like Baljeet! She never liked Baljeet!"
"Who cares!" Ginger said adamantly. "I can't be with someone who doesn't love me with his whole heart and soul!"
I rolled my eyes. "Come now Ginger, that guy doesn't exist."
"Of course he does, Isabella." Ginger blinked at me. "You're dating him."
I stared back. Ha, Ferb. Oh Ferb. Maybe she was right, and I wasn't in the position to be giving anyone love advice. I was with Mr. Perfect after all. And Baljeet… Baljeet was being a jerk! Oh my god! I had threatened to kill him if he hurt Ginger… and now he had hurt Phineas as well! But, Baljeet was hurting too. Oh…
Ginger continued to sob. "I knew this was going to happen. I knew it the moment I saw her."
"You knew she was going to sleep with Phineas?" Katie asked.
"No, but…" Ginger bit at her lip.
"You do know Phineas is single." Holly stated flatly. "Mishti and Phineas didn't mean to do anything at all."
"Yet, here I am, with the one boy I've loved my entire life… gone." Ginger wept. "We were all happy! She's ruined everything!"
That same thought was in my mind. Mishti was the sweetest person, but god, she was clueless. Everyone was so pissed at each other. Did it ever cross her mind that maybe, just maybe, she shouldn't fuck Baljeet's best friend?
Did it ever cross your mind that maybe you shouldn't fuck Phineas' brother?
Oh god. Mishti and I have way too much in common.
I sighed. Here I was, the only one somehow caught between all three. Four including Mishti. "What… what are we going to do?" I whispered to Gretchen.
"Maybe we should talk to Mishti." She said quietly. Maybe we should.
We had oh so subtly invited Mishti over to our girls' night, making sure Phineas, Baljeet, and the rest of the gang had no clue what we were doing. As for Ginger… we checked her calendar. She was having dinner at Stacy's tonight. No doubt they were bashing Baljeet and Mishti together. I wish I had a sister.
"I don't know what you're planning on accomplishing, Isabella." Adyson remarked.
"I don't know." I said. I had no idea. Well, I knew what I wanted to happen. I wanted Phineas and Baljeet to make-up. I wanted Ginger and Baljeet to get back together. And… I kind of wanted Phineas and Mishti to get together. Descending order for realism, I know. "Oh… let's just find out what's going on in her head right now." I said. I just then heard knocking at my door. "It has to be her!" I got up and opened the door.
"Hi Isabella!" Mishti said sweetly.
"Hi Mishti." I said.
"Hi Mishti!" The girls all chimed.
Holly sighed. "I love your clothes."
Mishti was wearing a sparkly pink and black dress… while we were all wearing our typical sweats or jeans. I don't think I've ever seen Mishti in a pair of pants. Although… I've seen her in just her lingerie. Yeesh.
"Thanks." Mishti giggled. "So… what do you girls normally do on these 'girls' nights'?"
"Oh… um… we just… hang out. Talk." I said awkwardly.
"Neat." She sat down happily with the girls.
"Do you want something?" I asked. "I made coffee."
"That sounds lovely, Isabella." She said.
I knew what everyone really wanted to talk about, but we didn't have the guts to bring it up. I gently handed her a cup. "So… how have you been liking the trip?"
"Oh, I LOVE America!" She gushed. "I would stay here forever if I could! I'm so jealous of Baljeet."
"How can anyone be jealous of Baljeet?" Milly said out loud. The girls, including Mishti, started giggling.
"Stop." I defended. "That's mean."
"As you can see, Mishti… Isabella is the mother bird of the group." Holly said. "She doesn't let anything bad happen to any of us."
"I can tell." Mishti brushed some hair back.
"Despite the fact that she's a mess." Adyson said.
I glared at her. "I'm no worse than you."
Adyson laughed. "Nah… she's Mrs. Perfect. She's her Daddy's angel. Little Miss Cutie Pie. Perfect grades. Perfect looks. Perfect job. Perfect boyfriend. Uggh. So now, she keeps trying to push that perfection on the rest of us. Because we are so screwed up."
Gretchen laughed. "I would say that isn't true, but the other day I walked out of my house with no purse or jacket and almost didn't notice."
"You think that's bad?" Milly laughed. "I poured water instead of milk into my cereal by mistake on Friday!"
"I got kicked in the face the last time I had sex!" Katie said.
"Bitch… you have no filter." Adyson said.
Mishti clearly must think we're insane by now, although she was smiling and laughing along. I smiled. "Hey… if I'm the Mama… Ferb's the Daddy."
"Yeah." They nodded.
"The other boys are too immature." Gretchen said.
"And you two seem to be the perfect pair." Mishti commented.
"Well, they weren't always…" Milly chuckled. I glared at her. "We figured he would stay with Vanessa. And, maybe, um… Isabella and…" We were treading on the thin ice again.
"Oh, Mr. Fletcher is very cordial with his ex-girlfriends." Mishti said.
"Yup. That's Ferb." Gretchen said. "Are you still friends with any of your boyfriends, Mishti?"
"Me? Well I, I don't think I've really… HAD one." She said.
"Wait, so you've never had a boyfriend?" We all gaped at her.
"No." Mishti looked up from her coffee. "What? Is that weird?"
"Yeah! I mean… look at you!" Katie exclaimed.
Mishti giggled. "Well, it's not so important to me. I really just hang out with guys… even more than I do girls. This, right here, is a rarity."
"Ok, so what about…?" Holly trailed off.
"What about sex?" Adyson said bluntly. I think she's still a little bitter about Mishti getting Phineas first.
Mishti giggled again. "Well, honestly, that mostly happens by accident. I only go in with the intent to hang out and one thing leads to another…"
"Really?" I said. So the girl who doesn't care about romance ends up with the guy who is oblivious to romance… hmm… "Mishti, so, um, you and… Phineas…?"
All the girls leaned forward with interest. "Me and Phineas?" She tilted her head and blinked slowly a few times. Oh god, she's as oblivious as him! "I don't really have any intentions to be with anybody. Probably not until my parents want me to get married. But Phineas…" She giggled again. "Phineas is a sweet boy."
"Yeah… so how was…" Adyson noticed me glaring at her like a monster and shut up.
"Yes. I think we can be great friends." Mishti said sweetly.
"But you fucked him. OW!" Katie screamed, as I kicked her. "Stop doing that!" Katie cried.
"Would you girls…" I whispered.
"Oh, that doesn't matter." Mishti said nonchalantly. Well, shoot. How many of her friends has she fucked? Maybe Ginger is right to be worried.
Milly started laughing. "Maybe you and Phineas should be friends-with-benefits!"
All the girls except for Mishti and me burst out laughing. I glared around at them, while Mishti still had her sweet smile.
"Friends-with-benefits? What's that?" Mishti asked.
"Well, umm…" Katie was still giggling. "You and one of your guy friends get to sleep together, without having to do anything else, no dates, or romance. He doesn't even have to be your friend really."
"You Americans." Mishti said, lightly chuckling, although, honestly, it sounds a little like she does that already, to an extent.
"Hey, it worked out for Isabella!" Adyson stated.
"ADDY!" I cried, blushing.
Mishti continued to giggle. "Isabella, you did this? May I ask with whom?" She gasped. "Oh my… was it Phineas?"
"No…" Holly rolled her eyes. "It was Ferb."
Mishti turned her head to me, smiling. "But he's your boyfriend!"
"He wasn't then…" Adyson laughed. "They're such idiots! They broke all the rules! They went out on dates, they spent the nights with each other, they made each other dinner, they had pet names… and they still didn't realize they were pretty much a couple already."
I blushed. Mishti grasped my hand. "That is soooo sweet, Isabella."
"Heck, they've always pretty much been a couple, and we're the idiots for pairing him off with Vanessa." Adyson continued. "Gretchen was the only one who wasn't surprised, but the only one who figured it out from the get-go was… Ginger." She finished uncomfortably.
"Ginger… where's Ginger?" Mishti asked.
"She's busy." I said quickly.
Oh Mishti. All she wanted was to be friends. With Baljeet… who had feelings for her. With Phineas… who she slept with. With Ginger… who hated her. And with all the rest of us… who were really just treating her like a piece of gossip.
The door to my apartment very suddenly opened. "Hey, Isa – girls." Phineas said awkwardly. They erupted into quiet giggles and he blushed a little. He wasn't quite as mortified as he had been before, but still, I think the poor boy had been through enough. He and Baljeet were still in this stupid silent feud.
"Hey, Phineas," I stood up and walked over to him, away from the giggling girls. "What did you need?"
"I just… Mishti's here?" He suddenly noticed.
"Yeah." I made a little face.
"Um… ok… well, I wanted to… do you normally invite Mishti over?"
Ooo, maybe I should have told him, it did seem a little awkward. He couldn't seem to stop staring at her. Ha, except he wasn't so much staring at Mishti as he was staring at Mishti's… body.
"Phineas?"
"…Huh?"
What was wrong with him? God, all men were the same. The minute Mishti Patel had stepped off that plane, every boy in town, including my boyfriend, had been drooling over her. But, Phineas hadn't. Until now. Until… he slept with her. Oh shit, she had done it. She had done the impossible. She had not only gotten him into bed with her, but she had officially flipped the switch on. Because… Phineas wanted Mishti now too. Wow, maybe I could actually set them up now.
I grinned. "Phineas, do you like…"
Adyson looked at the clock. "Guys, we should probably get out of here."
"Bye Isabella!"
"Bye Izzy!"
"Bye Iz."
The girls chimed together as they all started get up to leave. They continued their walk out and into the elevator. The last one to leave my apartment was Mishti.
She turned to me. "Isabella, thank you for inviting me to your girls' night."
"It's no big." We did kind of only had this girls' night to hang out with her in the first place. She could have come to the last one except… that would have been super awkward. Tackling Ginger and Mishti would have to come last. "Bye!"
"Bye!" She smiled. "Oh and," And she seductively waved her long fingers with long pink nails. "Bye Phineas."
"Ha… bye." He said weakly. Again, he still stared, even after she left.
"Phineas," I smirked. "Are you maybe… attracted to Mishti?"
"What? I- what? Mishti?" He stared at me, as clueless as always. "Why would you say that? She's one of my friends. Just a friend."
"Yes." I said. "But… you also slept with her."
"I thought we were going to stop bringing that up." He whined.
"Ok." I laughed.
"It was… an unfortunate incident." He remarked. "I don't see what that has to do with anything."
"Phineas!" I groaned. "Face it, at this point, you're just lying to me and yourself. I saw the way you were staring at her. Ha, I don't know what happened that night, but I'm pretty sure you'd really like a lot more of those incidents to go down." I laughed again.
"No!" He cried. "No! It was all totally an accident!"
"Ok, fine… so, you just want to go down on her."
"Isabella!" He exclaimed, eyes wide. "I… I'm going home."
"What did you come here for?" I called. "Mishti?" He groaned as he left, and I burst into giggles.